North Sydney Boys High
| North Sydney Boys High School | |
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Crows Nest, New South Wales Australia
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| Coordinates | 33°49′46″S 151°12′27″E / 33.82944°S 151.20750°ECoordinates: 33°49′46″S 151°12′27″E / 33.82944°S 151.20750°E |
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| School type | Public, Selective, Single-sex Secondary School |
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Latin: Vincit qui se vincit (He conquers who conquers himself) |
| Established | 1912 |
| Principal | Robyn Hughes |
| Deputy Principals | George Rezcallah, Matthew Dopierala |
| Teaching staff | ~56 |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| Enrolment | 921 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Colour(s) | Bismark, Coral & Gold |
| Website | www.nsbhs.nsw.edu.au |
North Sydney Boys High School is an academically selective, public high school for boys, located at Crows Nest in Sydney, Australia. North Sydney Boys High School is known for its high academic performance in the HSC. In the 2011, 2012 and 2014 HSC, North Sydney Boys High School ranked 2nd in the state.
North Sydney Boys began off site in temporary classes in 1912, as North Sydney Intermediate High School, which was located in Blue Street. At the beginning of 1915, the new school on the corner of Falcon Street and Miller Street, Crows Nest was opened to 214 students. The School chose the Falcon as its logo according to the location of the school on Falcon Street, even going as far as to name its Old Boys Alumni "Old Falconians" in 1933. After years of controversy, it has been decided to celebrate the centenary in 2012.
The first headmaster was Nimrod Greenwood. He had been headmaster of the North Sydney Superior School before the establishment of the High School and had 33 years of service as Headmaster of the two schools. On his retirement in 1915, he was succeeded by C R Smith who had founded Newcastle High School and was to go to head Sydney High School in 1918. Smith was succeeded by the headmaster who had replaced him at Newcastle High School, William Williams, who guided the school for the next 13 years. On his promotion to Inspector, Williams was succeeded also succeeded by the then Headmaster of Newcastle Boys High School, R F Harvey, in 1932; Harvey was head until his death in 1947.
The campus of North Sydney Boys High School consists of a number of one- to three-story buildings on an irregular-shaped site over 2.53 hectares and situated on the south western corner of Falcon and Miller Streets, Crows Nest. It also borders residential and commercial retail properties on West Street and Falcon Street. There are a number of mature native and exotic trees with some shrubs. The built environment comprises classrooms, library, amenities, assembly hall, administration and gymnasium, various courtyards, playground areas, tennis courts, car parking, cricket practice nets and an open waste storage area.
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